#172E36 Color

#172E36 is rgb(23, 46, 54) in RGB, hsl(195, 40%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gunmetal (#2A3439), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#172E36

HEX#172E36

RGBrgb(23, 46, 54)

HSLhsl(195, 40%, 15%)

HSVhsv(195, 57%, 21%)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(28.6% 0.032 222.5)

LABlab(17.33% -7.37 -8.13)

LCHlch(17.33% 10.97 227.79)

What #172E36 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #172E36, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 6.42 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 7.87 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 8.01 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 9.04 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 9.34 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 9.51

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#172E36 Channel Values

How #172E36 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 23 · G 46 · B 54	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 195° · S 40% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 195° · S 57% · V 21%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 57% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 79%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.18:1 vs white · 1.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #172E36 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #172E36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #172E36; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #172E36

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #172E36 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#172E36

Protanopia#2B2B36

Protanomaly#242C36

Deuteranopia#282836

Deuteranomaly#222A36

Tritanopia#152F2F

Tritanomaly#162F32

Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

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Using #172E36 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-172e36: #172E36;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #172E36;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-172e36': '#172E36' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.180, blue: 0.212)

Android XML<color name="color_172e36">#172E36</color>

SVG fillfill="#172E36"

More Teal Colors

#172E36 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#172E36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #172E36?

#172E36 is a darkest teal — rgb(23, 46, 54) in RGB and hsl(195, 40%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.42.

What is the RGB value of #172E36?

#172E36 is rgb(23, 46, 54) — red 23, green 46, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #172E36?

#172E36 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #172E36 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #172E36 scores 14.18:1 against white and 1.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #172E36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #172E36 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.24, which is visibly different.

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